Author: Michael Kunzelman
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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and will remain at least temporarily behind bars as the case moves forward. Cole Tomas Allen appeared in court Monday to face federal…
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Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida handyman who was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison for molesting two children had been convicted of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, but was pardoned by President Donald Trump. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, is among several Jan. 6 defendants who have been charged with new crimes since…
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Judge blocks Trump administration from moving former death row inmates to ‘Supermax’ prison in Florence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 inmates with commuted death sentences to the nation’s highest security federal prison. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled late Wednesday that the government cannot send the former death row inmates to the “Supermax” federal prison in Florence, Colorado, because it…
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Washington Post seeks court order for government to return electronics seized from reporter’s home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post asked a federal court on Wednesday for an order requiring federal authorities to return electronic devices that they seized from a Post reporter’s Virginia home last week. The newspaper argued that the federal government’s search and seizures violated reporter Hannah Natanson’s First Amendment free speech rights and legal safeguards…
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Court rules against Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, other Democrats in ICE visitation policy challenge
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WASHINGTON • A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring a week’s notice before members of Congress can visit immigration detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb, who is based in Washington, D.C., concluded that the Department of Homeland Security didn’t violate an earlier court order when it reimposed…
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Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his constitutional rights to free speech. Kelly, a former U.S. Navy pilot who represents Arizona, is seeking to block his censure from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
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Comey pleads not guilty as lawyers signal intent to argue the case is politically motivated
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump, with lawyers for the former FBI director saying that they plan to argue the prosecution is politically motivated and should be dismissed. The arraignment lasted less…
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Ex-Proud Boys organizer gets 17 years in prison
WASHINGTON • A former organizer of the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election. The sentence for Joseph Biggs is the second longest among…
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Rioter charged in Pelosi laptop theft sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON • A Pennsylvania woman linked to a far-right extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where she invaded then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office with other rioters. Riley June Williams, 23, of Harrisburg, Pa., was charged but not convicted of helping steal a laptop from Pelosi’s…
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Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
WASHINGTON • Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power. The verdict against Joseph Hackett of Sarasota, Fla.; Roberto Minuta of Prosper, Texas; David Moerschel…